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Colleges in Georgia that have closed, merged, or changed their names

College Name City State Start Date End Date Affiliation Other Information Source
Albany Junior College Albany Georgia 1963

renamed Darton College, a two-year unit of University System of Georgia www.usg.edu/inst/
Americus Female College Americus Georgia

Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Andrew College Cuthbert Georgia 1854
Methodist
Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Appalachian Technical College Jasper & Woodstock Georgia 1967
state supported opened as Pickens Area Vocational-Technical School with 22 staff members; after becoming a unit of the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education in 1988, the school name was changed to Pickens Technical Institute; on July 1, 1999 the name was changed to Appalachian Technical Institute and then to Appalachian Technical College; in January 2005, the college opened a Woodstock campus; merged with Chattahoochee and North Methro Technical Colleges on July 1, 2009 as new Chattachoochee Technical College http://www.chattahoocheetech.edu/
Armstrong Junior College Savannah Georgia 1935

name changed to Armstrong College in 1940's, to Armstrong State College in 1959, and to Armstrong Atlantic State University in 1996 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Atlanta Baptist College Atlanta Georgia 1897
American Baptist Home Mission Society begun as The Augusta Institute, Augusta, Georgia, ; moved to Atlanta and changed name to Atlanta Baptist Seminary 1879; granted first college degree 1883; changed name to Atlanta Baptist College 1897; changed name to Morehouse College 1913; separated from American Baptist Home Mission Society 1935; Presidents: Joseph T. Robert (1871-1884), David F. Estes (acting 1884-1885), Samuel Graves (1885-1890), George Sale (1890-1906), John Hope ([first African-American president] 1906-1930), Samuel H. Archer (acting 1930-1931; president 1931-1937), Charles D. Hubert (acting 1937-1940), Benjamin E. Mays (1940-1967), Hugh M. Gloster (1967-1987), Leroy Keith, Jr. (1987-1995), Walter Massey (1995-present);  http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Atlanta Baptist College Atlanta Georgia 1968 1972 Baptist merged with Mercer University http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Atlanta Christian College East Point Georgia 1937
Christian Church; Churches of Christ name change to Point University in July 2011; relocation of administrative offices and classrooms to West Point, GA for Fall 2011 http://www.acc.edu/s/310/index-nonmt.aspx?sid=310&gid=1&pgid=935
Atlanta Junior College Atlanta Georgia 1974
state supported name change to Atlanta Metropolitan College in 1988 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Metropolitan_College
Atlanta Medical College Atlanta Georgia 1854

in 1898 joined with Southern Medical College to form Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons; 15 years later merged with Atlanta School of Medicine under the name of Atlanta Medical College; in 1915 became Emory University School of Medicine http://www.whsc.emory.edu/historical_timeline.cfm
Atlanta School of Medicine Atlanta Georgia 1905 1913
merged with Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons under name of Atlanta Medical College http://www.whsc.emory.edu/historical_timeline.cfm
Atlanta Southern Dental College Atlanta Georgia

merged with Emory University in 1944 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Atlanta University Atlanta Georgia 1865
American Missionary Association merged with Clark College in 1988 to form Clark Atlanta University http://www.cau.edu/gen_info/gen_info_his.html
Augusta Technical College Augusta Georgia 1964
state supported founded as Augusta Area Vocational-Technical School; became a part of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education as Augusta Technical Institute in 1987; name changed to Augusta Technical College in 2000 http://www.augustatech.edu/geninfo/timeline.shtml
Baptist College Madison Georgia

Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Baptist University of America Decatur Georgia
1987


Beacon College Columbus Georgia 1992

initially operated as Beacon Theological Seminary following acquisition of library and certain other assets of Florida Beacon Bible College and the campus of Phillips Business College in Columbus, GA; in 1997 became Beacon College; in 2001, became Beacon College and Graduate School; in 2004 name change to Beacon University; announced in 2008 that undergraduate programs would be discontinued and name change to Beacon Seminary www.beacon.edu
Bethel Female College Cuthbert Georgia 1852 1875 Baptist chartered in 1851 as Baptist Female College of Southwestern Georgia; sometimes called Cuthbert Female College; closed 1863-1865, 1868-1871; property turned over to the state, 1880s  www.founders.org/FJ19/article3.html;
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Birdwood Junior College Thomasville Georgia 1954
Progressive Primitive Baptists became Thomas County Community College 1976, gradually severed ties with Progressive Primitive Baptists, now named Thomas College, a four-year private institution  http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Bowdon College Bowdon Georgia
1933
predecessor to State University of West Georgia www.westga.edu
Brenau College Gainesville Georgia 1878
Baptist founded as Georgia Baptist Female Seminary; name changed to Brenau College in 1900 and to Brenau University in 1992 www.brenau.edu
Brunswick College Brunswick Georgia 1961
public name changed to Coastal Georgia Community College in 1996; transitioned to baccalaureate status and changed name to College of Coastal Georgia in 2008 http://www.ccga.edu/home2.html
Butler Female College and Male Institute Butler Georgia 1872

organized as Johnston Institute; in 1875 chartered as Butler Female College and Male Institute; original building burned in 1882 and was rebuilt;  Jones, Charles E. Education in Georgia.  Washington, DC: Gov't Printing Office, 1889. Also available through Google Books.
Central City College Macon Georgia 1899
Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia Property purchased 1890; changed name to Georgia Baptist College in 1938; Presidents: William E. Holmes (1899-1924), James H. Gadson (1925-1936), H. R. Harris (acting 1936-?), William Henry Harris (elected 1937, never served), Clarence J. Gresham (1940-1946), Frederick D. Graves (1946-1949), Peter Griffin Crawford (1949-1951), Alvin J. Hill (1951-?); Maximum Known Growth: 365 students (1902), 8 faculty members (1941),  http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta Georgia

established in 1961 under the name of Marietta-Cobb
Area Vocational Technical School; on July 1, 1987, the name of Marietta-Cobb Area Vocational Technical School was officially
changed to Chattahoochee Technical Institute, and to Chattahoochee Technical College in July, 2000		 www.chattcollege.com
Cherokee Baptist College Cassville Georgia 1856 1861 Baptist
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Cherokee Baptist Female College Rome Georgia 1873
Baptist renamed Shorter Female College in 1876, name changed to Shorter College in 1923; now, Shorter University Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States. 1996.
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/ educational_institutions.htm
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Christ College Montpelier Georgia 1840's 1840's Episcopal
Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Clark College Atlanta Georgia 1869
Methodist Episcopal  merged with Atlanta University in 1988 to form Clark Atlanta University http://www.cau.edu/gen_info/gen_info_his.html
Classical Manual Labor College Covington Georgia 1835
Methodist
Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
College of American Medicine and Surgery Macon Georgia



College of the Sacred Heart Augusta Georgia 1900 1917 Jesuit
Patterson, Homer L.  Patterson's College and School Directory.  Chicago: American Educational Company, 1908.
College Temple Newnan Georgia 1852 1857
Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Coosa Valley Technical College Rome Georgia 1962
state supported founded as Coosa Valley Vocational Technical School; name chaged in 1987 to Coosa Valley Technical Institute; branch campuses added in Calhoun, Gordon County and in Polk County; name change to Coosa Valley Technical College in 2000; merged with Northwestern Technical College in 2009 to become Georgia Northwestern Technical College http://www.gntc.edu/
Cox College LaGrange Georgia 1890's 1934
see entry for Southern Female College http://www.hcpna.org/history2.htm
www.trouparchives.org/man/ms002.htm
Crandell College Macon Georgia



Culloden College Culloden Georgia

founded by John Darbi, later professor at Auburn College, AL and president of Wesleyan University, KY www.famousamericans.net/johndarbi/
Dalton Junior College Dalton Georgia 1963
state supported chartered by the Board of Regents as the 24th unit of the University System of Georgia; name change to Dalton College in 1987 and to Dalton State College in 1998 http://www.daltonstate.edu/about/history.htm
DeKalb College Clarkston Georgia 1964
state supported name change to Georgia Perimeter College after 1997 http://www.gpc.edu/
Elizabeth Mather College of Liberal, Fine and Practical Arts Atlanta Georgia

http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Emanuel County Junior College Atlanta Georgia 1973
state supported name change to East Georgia College in 1988 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Georgia_College
Emory Junior College Valdosta Georgia 1928 1953
operated by Emory University; facilities became part of Valdosta State University http://emoryhistory.emory.edu/enigmas/valdosta.htm
Flint River Technical College Thomaston Georgia 1963
state supported founded as Upson County Area Vocational-Technical School;  name change to Upson Technical Institute in 1988 and to Flint River Technical Institute in 1989; name change to Flint River Technical College in July 2000; combined with Griffin Technical College to become Southern Crescent Technical College in July 2010 http://www.sctech.edu/about/history.php
Floyd Junior College Rome Georgia 1970
state supported opened new campus in Cartersville, GA in 2005 and changed name to Georgia Highlands College www.highlands.edu
Freddie Shipp College Cordele Georgia 1893 1894
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Furlow Masonic Female College Americus Georgia 1859 1879
Rev. Creed Fulton, president, established by Americus Lodge #13, F. & A.M., with $1,000 contributions from Timothy M. Furlow, Allen S. Cutts and Willis A. Hawkins (site of Furlow Grammar at College and Jackson), Sara Pickett and Mattie Scott, first graduates http://www.sumtercountyhistory.com/history/1540_1914.htm
Steiger's Educational Directory, 1878
Georgia Baptist College   Macon Georgia
1956
see entry for Central City College http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Atlanta Georgia 1901 2001 Baptist founded as Tabernacle Infirmary and Training School for Christian Nurses; changed name to Georgia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in 1912; changed name to Georgia Baptist College of Nursing 1988; merged with Mercer University 2001   March 23, 2001 Chronicle of Higher Education
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine and Surgery Atlanta Georgia

Haller, John S.  Kindly Medicine: Physio-medicalism in America, 1836-1911, 1997.
Georgia Female College Madison Georgia 1849 1884
Chartered as Madison Collegiate Institute; changed name to Georgia Female College in 1850  http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Georgia Female College Macon Georgia 1836
Methodist became Wesleyan Female College in 1843 and Wesleyan College after 1919 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Georgia Masonic Female College Covington Georgia

Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Georgia Normal & Agricultural College Albany Georgia 1903

founded as Alabama Bible & Manual Training Institute; name changed to Georgia Normal & Agricultural College in 1917, then to Albany State College in 1943 and to Albany State University in 1966 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth Savannah Georgia 1890
state supported became Georgia State College in 1931, Savannah State College in 1950, and Savanah State University after 1996 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Georgia State Agricultural College Madison Georgia

http://www.usg.edu/inst/
http://www.usg.edu/pubs/bor70th/BOR70.pdf
Griffin Female College Griffin Georgia 1830 1888 Flint River Baptist Association  started as Griffin Collegiate Seminary http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Griffin Technical College Griffin Georgia 1963
state supported founded as the Griffin-Spalding County Area Vocational Technical School; name change to Griffin Technical Institute in 1987 and to Griffin Technical College in July 2000; combined with Flint River Technical College to become Southern Crescent Technical College in July 2010 http://www.sctech.edu/about/history.php
Herzig College - Atlanta Atlanta Georgia 1979
proprietary acquired Massey Business College; name change to Herzig University in March 2009 http://www.herzing.edu/about_herzing/
Hightower College Cumming Georgia 1893 1908 Baptist founded as Hightower College; changed name to Hightower Institute in 1894; sometimes called Hightower Baptist Institute or Hightower Baptist College http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Houston Female College Perry Georgia 1853 1896 Baptist founded as Perry Baptist Female Seminary; changed name to Houston Female College in 1854  http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
J. S. Green College Demerest Georgia 1897

founded as J. and S. Green Collegiate Institute, name changed in 1899 to J.S. Green College; initially looked to Methodist Churches for support, but after 1901 received support from American Missionary Board of the Congregational Church; adopted name of Piedmont College in 1903 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
www.piedmont.edu
Jefferson Business College
Georgia


www.gnpec.org
Joe Brown College Dalton Georgia

1880's http://www.daltonstate.edu/about/history.htm
Kerr Business College Augusta Georgia 1981 2009 proprietary began at 2623 Washington Road on May 1, 1983; 2528 Center West Parkway after 1996; name change to Savannah River College in 2005 http://www.wrdw.com/schools/headlines/49535292.html
Lamar College Clarkson Georgia 1912


Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Lanier University Atlanta Georgia 1917 1922
founded by Charles Lewis Fowler, president, under self-perpetuating Baptist board of trustees; 176 students (1917-1918); 16 graduates (1918); 35 faculty members 1919; occupied temporary quarters at 615 Peachtree Street in 1917; occupied permanent building at University Drive and Spring Valley Lane in 1919; Ku Klux Klan assumed ownership with William J. Simons, president 1921; fewer than 25 student (1922); 9 faculty members (1922); $53,000 total assets (1922); declared bankruptcy and EX 1922; building now occupied by Congregation Shearith Israel http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
LeVert College Talbotton Georgia 1858

Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Macon Junior College Macon Georgia 1968
state supported name change to Macon College in 1987 and to Macon State College in 1996 http://www.maconstate.edu/about/history.aspx
Macon Technical Institute Macon Georgia 1966
state supported founded as Macon-Area Vocational Technical School; name changed to Macon Technical Institute in 1987; name changed to Central Georgia Technical College in 2000 http://www.centralgatech.edu/general/history.html
Marist College Atlanta Georgia 1901 1912 Society of Mary continues as a high school today; only conferred one college degree before closing of college department www.archatl.com/
Marshall College Griffin Georgia 1853 1866
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Massey College Atlanta Georgia 1949
proprietary founded by Harry Edward Porter through a franchise arrangement with Massey Business College of Jacksonville, FL.  In 1964 became Massey Junior College and had a peak enrollment of 1,100 students.  Financial difficulties led to acquisition by Royston Services, Inc. in 1971 (later Education Management Corp.) and name change to the Art Institute of Atlanta in 1975; Massey Business College acquired by Herzig College in 1979 http://www.artinstitutes.edu/
Meadows College of Business
Georgia

www.gnpec.org
Methodist College Madison Georgia

Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Monroe College Forsyth Georgia

see entry for Tift College http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Blandon.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Moore's Southern Business University Atlanta Georgia 1858

Steiger's Educational Directory, 1878.
Mount Enon College Mount Enon Georgia 1807 1811
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
New Ebenezer College Cochran Georgia 1887 1902
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Norman College Norman Park Georgia 1900 1971
founded as Norman Institute; changed name to Norman Junior College in 1928; changed name to Norman College in 1931 http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
North Georgia Baptist College Morganton Georgia 1900 1925 Baptist changed name to Morganton Institute in 1920 http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
North Metro Technical College Acworth Georgia 1988
state supported founded as North Metro Technical Institute by Bartow County Board of Education; in September 2000, the school was officially renamed North Metro Technical College after the passage by the State of Georgia Legislature of HB1187 and approval by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education; merged with Chattahoochee and Appalachian Technical Colleges on July 1, 2009 as new Chattachoochee Technical College http://www.chattahoocheetech.edu/
Northwestern Technical College Rock Spring Georgia 1966
state supported founded as Walker County Area Vocational-Technical School; merged with Coosa Valley Technical College to form Georgia Northwestern Technical College in July 2009 http://www.gntc.edu/
Oglethorpe Medical College Savannah Georgia



People's National University Atlanta Georgia

http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Phillips College Atlanta Georgia

www.ed-oha.org/cases/1991-96-sa.html
Pio Nono College Macon Georgia 1887



Reformed Medical College of Georgia Macon Georgia 1845 1916
see entry for Southern Botanico-Medical College; suspended operations in 1861 and re-opened in 1867; changed name in 1874 to American College of Medicine; merged with Georgia Eclectic College in 1881 until closure in 1916 Haller, John. Kindly Medicine: Physio-Medicalism in America 1836-1911. 1997.
Reinhardt College Waleska Georgia 1884
United Methodist founded as Reinhardt Academy; Rev. James T. Linn served as first president; accredited as a two-year college in 1953; awarded first bachelor's degree in 1994; name change to Reinhardt University effective June 1, 2010 http://www.reinhardt.edu/
Savannah Medical College Savannah Georgia 1855



Savannah Technical College Savannah Georgia 1929
public founded as the Opportunity School; later, combined with the Harris Area Trade School to become the Savannah Area Vocational-Technical School in 1959; name changed to Savannah Technical Institute in 1990; http://www.savannahtech.edu/cwo/About_STC/History
South Georgia College Douglas Georgia 1906
state supported founded as the Eleventh District Agricultural and Mechanical School;  became the state’s first state supported two-year college in 1927;  in 1932 joined 25 other institutions to become original members of the University System of Georgia under the governance of the Board of Regents; name change to South Georgia College in 1936;
 http://www.sgc.edu/discover/history_of_the_college.html
South Georgia Male and Female College Dawson Georgia

http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
South Georgia State Normal College Valdosta Georgia 1906
state supported became Georgia State Womans College in 1922 and Valdosta State College in 1950 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
South Georgia Teachers College Statesboro Georgia 1906
state supported founded as First District Agricultural & Mechanical High School; name changed to Georgia Normal School in 1924; to South Georgia Teachers College in 1929; to Georgia Teachers College in 1939; to Georgia Southern College in 1959; to Georgia Southern University in 1990 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Southeastern Christian College Auburn Georgia 1915

Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Southeastern Nazarene College Donaldsville Georgia 1912 1918
founded by T.J. Shingler; merged with Trevecca Nazarene College, TN in 1919 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
http://www.trevecca.edu/
Southern Botanico-Medical College Forsyth Georgia 1839

moved to Macon, GA in 1845 where it opened as the Reformed Medical College of Georgia Blackmar, Frank W. "The History of Federal and State Aid to Higher Education in the United States," in Herbert B. Adams, ed.  Contributions to American Educational History. 1890.
Haller, John. Kindly Medicine: Physio-Medicalism in America 1836-1911. 1997.
Southern Catholic College Dawsonville Georgia 2000 2010 Catholic
http://www.ncregister.com/site/print_article/22081/
Southern College of Pharmacy Atlanta Georgia

merged with Mercer University in 1959 http://swilley.mercer.edu/SSOPHIST/default.htm
Southern Female College LaGrange Georgia 1842 1934
begun as LaGrange Female Seminary; changed name to LaGrange Collegiate Seminary for Young Ladies 1850; changed name to Southern and Western Female College 1852; changed name to Southern Female College 1854; sometimes called Western Georgia Female College;   informally called Cox College by the 1890s; moved to Manchester, later College Park 1895; sometimes called Cox College and Conservatory by 1913; closed 1923-1933; reopened 1933; part of college moved to East Point, Georgia in 1890's www.trouparchives.org/educatn.html
Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Southern Masonic College Covington Georgia

www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/oxfordhistmarker.htm
Southern Medical College Atlanta Georgia 1878 1898
merged with Atlanta Medical College to form Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons http://www.whsc.emory.edu/historical_timeline.cfm
St. Stanislaus College Macon Georgia
Jesuit


State Teachers & Agricultural College Forsyth Georgia 1902

The Fort Valley High and Industrial School, chartered in 1895, and the State Teachers and Agricultural College of Forsyth were consolidated in 1939 to form Fort Valley State College. It became Fort Valley State University in June 1996. http://www.fvsu.edu/about/history
Swainsboro Technical College Swainsboro Georgia 1963
state supported founded as Swainsboro Area Vocational Technical School ; converted to state governance in 1987 and changed name to Swainsboro Technical Institute; changed name in 2000 to Swainsboro Technical College; merged with Southeastern Technical College in July 2009 http://www.southwestgatech.edu/
Synodical College for Women Griffin Georgia
Presbyterian was located on four acres where Taylor Street Middle School stood http://www.presbychurchgriffin.org/History.htm
Third District Agricultural & Mechanical College Americus Georgia 1906
state supported founded as Third District Agricultural & Mechanical School; name changed to Third District Agricultural & Mechanical College in 1926; to Georgia Southwestern College in 1932 and to Georgia Southwestern State University in 1996 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Thornbury College Atlanta Georgia

http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Tift College Forsyth Georgia 1847 1986 Georgia Baptist Convention Founded as a private liberal arts institution for women as Forsyth Female Collegiate Institute; changed name to Monroe Female [or Feminine] University in 1857; changed name to Monroe Female College in 1874; changed name to Bessie Tift College 1907; changed name to Tift College 1956; merged with Mercer University in 1986 and campus was closed; used to house some athletes for 1996 Atlanta Olympics; Ebon Academy, 1995-1997; proposal in GA legislature to use for headquarters of GA Department of Corrections beginning in 2009 www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/tiftcollegehistmarker.htm
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
"Perdue has plan for former Tift College campus," Macon, GA Telegraph, January 10, 2006.
Watterson College Atlanta Georgia
1990


West Central Technical College Waco Georgia
state supported merged with West Georgia Technical College in 2009 http://www.westgatech.edu/
Woman's College of Georgia Milledgeville Georgia 1889

chartered as Georgia Normal and Industrial College; in 1922 became Georgia State College for Women; change to Woman's College of Georgia in 1961; became co-ed in 1967 and changed name to Georgia College; became Georgia College and State University after 1996 http://www.gcsu.edu/about/history.html
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Young's College Thomasville Georgia 1868

http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Jones, Charles E. Education in Georgia.  Washington, DC: Gov't Printing Office, 1889. Also available through Google Books.








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